Security News > 2022 > September > Hacktivist Group GhostSec Compromises 55 Berghof PLCs Across Israel

A hacktivist collective called GhostSec has claimed credit for compromising as many as 55 Berghof programmable logic controllers used by Israeli organizations as part of a "Free Palestine" campaign.

"The group pivoted from their regular operations and started to target multiple Israeli companies, presumably gaining access to various IoT interfaces and ICS/SCADA systems, which led to possible disruptions," Cyberint noted on July 14.

The attacks against Israeli targets, dubbed "#OpIsrael," is said to have commenced on June 28, 2022, citing "Continuous attacks from Israel towards Palestinians."

In the intervening period, GhostSec has carried out a number of attacks, including those aimed at internet-exposed interfaces belonging to Bezeq International and an ELNet power meter located at the Scientific Industries Center.

The breach of Berghof PLCs, viewed in that light, is part of the actor's broader shift to strike the SCADA/ICS domain, although it appears to be a case wherein the group took advantage of "Easily overlooked misconfigurations of industrial systems" to carry out the attacks.

"Hope you all can understand our decision on not attacking their pH levels and risking a chance to harm the innocents of #Israel," the group said in a tweet posted over the weekend.

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